Manufacturing Engineering Manager

MultiTech; Mounds View (MN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

MultiTech is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead the Manufacturing Engineering team and drive successful production launches. The role emphasizes collaboration with Product Development and Manufacturing to ensure aligned, high-quality execution and continuous improvement across cost, quality, and delivery.

Travel to global factories is required. The ideal candidate will bring an engineering degree and 8+ years of experience in high-volume electronic/electromechanical

Qualifications

• Engineering degree with manufacturing focus; 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in medium- to high-volume electronic/electromechanical manufacturing.
• Ability to travel internationally (20–30%).

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing engineering team members, providing direction and mentorship.
• Collaborate with Product Development and Manufacturing to ensure alignment and seamless execution.
• Participate in design reviews and recommend improvements based on DFT/DFM.
• Develop production processes and tooling for new products.
• Review and approve manufacturing documentation for new products.
• Support new product launches and travel to global factories as needed.
• Improve quality, cost and delivery through continuous improvement.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for quality issues.
• Support capacity planning by assessing test and manufacturing capability against volumes.
• Develop relationships with contract manufacturers and adhere to company policies.

Skills

Data-driven thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Engineering degree (manufacturing/mechanical/electrical)

Tools

PFMEA

PPAP

Lean Manufacturing

IPC standards

Job description

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager is responsible for leading the Manufacturing Engineering team. They ensure that new production programs are launched effectively, and that existing production programs are supported with continuous improvement in quality, cost and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing engineering team members, providing direction and mentorship.
• Manage and foster strong collaboration with Product Development and Manufacturing to ensure alignment and seamless execution.
• Participate in design reviews and recommend improvements based on Design for Testability (DFT) and Design for Manufacturability (DFM).
• Develop and follow-up on product launch activities, including:
• Development of production processes and tooling.
• Review and approval of manufacturing documentation for new products.
• Follow up on build of new tooling and required sampling of new products.
• Support new product launches, at times requiring travel to global factories.
• Provide ongoing technical support and continuous improvement of existing products, including:
• Work to improve quality, cost and delivery.
• Participate in quality issue root causes and corrective/preventive actions.
• Support capacity planning by assessing test and manufacturing capability relative to projected product volumes.
• Develop and support relationships with contract manufacturers
• Adhere to MultiTech rules and policies and provide leadership through training and example.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree, preferably manufacturing, mechanical or electrical/electronics.
• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Exposure to medium- to high-volume manufacturing of electronic or electromechanical products.
• Background in PCBA manufacturing and knowledge of IPC standards.
• Ability to integrate into cross-functional teams including Quality, Design Engineering, Production and Product Management.
• Strong orientation towards data driven thinking and achievement of results.
• Understanding of common manufacturing and quality tools such as Lean Manufacturing; PFMEA; PPAP, etc.
• Ability to travel internationally (20-30%).